Eiko Miyoshi
Acting
1894-04-08 · Tokyo, Japon
Eiko Miyoshi (April 8, 1894 – July 28, 1963) was a Japanese actress. She was born in Tokyo. Her husband was the film producer Nobuyoshi Morita. She appeared in many Toho films, including those directed by Akira Kurosawa. Her birth name was Haru Miyata, and her real name after marriage was Haru Morita. After the Second World War , she entered the film industry at the request of director Akira Kurosawa. In 1946, at the age of 52, she made her first film appearance in Kurosawa's first postwar film, No Regrets for My Youth. From then on, through the 1950s, she was cast in a succession of films by Japan's leading directors, including Kurosawa, Keisuke Kinoshita, Mikio Naruse, Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Heinosuke Gosho, Kon Ichikawa, and Shirō Toyoda. She also appeared in many Toho salaryman comedies.
Filmography(96)
movieThe Prodigal Son
as His Mother · 1964 · 0.0
movieThe Beast Shall Die
as · 1959 · 6.2
movieGood Morning
as Mitsue Haraguchi · 1959 · 7.7
movieSamurai Saga
as Okuni · 1959 · 6.9
movieFox and Raccoon
as Landlady Matsu from Gondola · 1959 · 9.0
movieA Whistle in My Heart
as · 1959 · 6.7
movieThree Generations of Company Presidents Part II
as · 1959 · 9.0
movieDiary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
as · 1959 · 10.0
movieGoodbye, Hello
as Watanabe's mother · 1959 · 7.5
movieThe Hidden Fortress
as Maid (uncredited) · 1958 · 8.0
movieYajikita dōchū sugoroku
as · 1958 · 8.0
movieThe Days of Evil Women
as · 1958 · 7.0
movieWho Is the Informer?
as Tassel · 1958 · 0.0
movieHoliday in Tokyo
as · 1958 · 9.0
movieFirefly Light
as · 1958 · 9.0
movieThe Third President
as · 1958 · 10.0
movieMonthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
as · 1958 · 0.0
movieA Boy and Three Mothers
as Kayo Nakahara, Seiji's mother · 1958 · 7.0
movieAssistant President
as · 1958 · 10.0
movieThe Unbalanced Wheel
as · 1957 · 7.0
movieThe Oil-Hell Murder
as · 1957 · 7.0
movieBlack River
as · 1957 · 6.9
movieThe Lower Depths
as Asa, Tomekichi's Wife · 1957 · 7.1
movieThe Men of Toho-ku
as old woman · 1957 · 9.0